#separation  the act of dividing or disconnecting
  supertype:  #change_of_integrity  the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
  subtype:  #avulsion  a forcible tearing or separation of one body part from another
  subtype:  #dissociation  the act of removing from association
  subtype:  #secession__withdrawal  formal separation from an alliance or federation
     subtype:  #breakaway__breaking_away  the act of breaking away or withdrawing from: "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
  subtype:  #disunion  the termination or destruction of union
  subtype:  #disconnection__disjunction  the act of breaking a connection
  subtype:  #division  the act or process of dividing
     subtype:  #parcellation  the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"
     subtype:  #cleavage  the act of cleaving or splitting
     subtype:  #bisection  dividing into two equal parts
     subtype:  #quartering  dividing into four equal parts
     subtype:  #schism__split  division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
     subtype:  #cut__cutting  the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
        subtype:  #severing__severance  the act of severing
        subtype:  #dissection  cutting so as to separate into pieces
        subtype:  #scission  the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
        subtype:  #slicing  the act of cutting into slices
     subtype:  #fragmentation__atomization__atomisation  separating something into fine particles
     subtype:  #branching__ramification__fork__forking  the act of branching out or dividing into branches
        subtype:  #bifurcation  splitting into two branches
        subtype:  #trifurcation  splitting into three branches
        subtype:  #divarication  branching at a wide angle
        subtype:  #fibrillation  act or process of forming fibrils
     subtype:  #dichotomization__dichotomisation  the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
     subtype:  #quantization__quantisation  the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
     subtype:  #fractionation  separation into portions
     subtype:  #syllabication__syllabification  forming or dividing words into syllables
     subtype:  #word_division__hyphenation  division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
     subtype:  #card_cut__cut__cutting  the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual"
  subtype:  #disengagement__detachment  the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
  subtype:  #tear  the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
     subtype:  #laceration  the act of lacerating
     subtype:  #rent.tear__rip__split  the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
  subtype:  #removal__remotion  the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
     subtype:  #abscission.remotion__cutting_off__cuttingoff  the act of cutting something off
        subtype:  #circumcision  surgical removal of the foreskin of males
     subtype:  #abstraction.remotion  the act of withdrawing or removing something
     subtype:  #extraction  the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
     subtype:  #autotomy  spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
     subtype:  #decontamination  the removal of contaminants
     subtype:  #deletion  the act of deleting something written or printed
        subtype:  #bowdlerization__bowdlerisation__expurgation  the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent
        subtype:  #censoring__censorship  deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
           subtype:  #Bowdlerism  censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
           subtype:  #Comstockery  censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
        subtype:  #expunction__expunging__erasure  deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
     subtype:  #denudation__stripping__uncovering__baring__husking  the removal of covering
        subtype:  #disforestation__deforestation  the removal of trees
        subtype:  #cornhusking  the act of removing the husks from ears of corn
     subtype:  #dermabrasion  removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
     subtype:  #dislodgment__dislodgement  forced removal from a position of advantage
     subtype:  #riddance__elimination  the act of removing or getting rid of something
        subtype:  #simplification  elimination of superfluous details
           subtype:  #oversimplification  excessive simplification (to the point of misrepresentation)
           subtype:  #rationalization__rationalisation  (math) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
     subtype:  #elimination  the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
     subtype:  #emptying__voidance__evacuation  the act of removing the contents of something
        subtype:  #drainage__drain  emptying accomplished by draining
     subtype:  #rinsing__rinse  the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
     subtype:  #disembowelment__evisceration  the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
     subtype:  #skimming  the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
     subtype:  #withdrawal.remotion  the act of taking out money or other capital
        subtype:  #bank_withdrawal  the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
           subtype:  #bank_run  the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail
        subtype:  #disinvestment  the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
  subtype:  #sectionalization__division__partition__partitioning__segmentation__sectionalisation  the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
     subtype:  #subdivision  the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
     subtype:  #septation  the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
     subtype:  #zoning  dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
  subtype:  #divergence.separation__divergency  the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"

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